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Workforce Development in Action

The Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship program continues to attract the best and brightest minds to the transportation field.

Policy and Legislation

Along the Road is the place to look for information about current and upcoming activities, developments, trends, and items of general interest to the highway community.

Improving Roads at the Local Level

For nearly three decades, the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) has been helping local agencies build, maintain, and operate their roads and bridges.

Enforcing Freight Regulations

The freight industry is responsible for moving the items the Nation depends on every day -- food, clothing, household wares -- in a quick, reliable, and economical manner.

Communication Product Updates

Below are brief descriptions of communications products recently developed by the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Office of Research, Development, and Technology. All of the reports are or will soon be available from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS). In some cases, limited copies of the communications products are available from FHWA’s Research and Technology (R&T) Product Distribution Center (PDC).

A Majestic Showcase

The new Hoover Dam bridge reaffirms that American engineering can build great infrastructure despite the current economic challenges.